No. 19-735

William Tong, Attorney General of Connecticut v. Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: federal-aviation-act federal-preemption political-subdivision preemption runway-length standing standing-to-sue state-regulation state-sovereignty supremacy-clause
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a political subdivision of a State have standing to sue its creator State under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution?

Does the Federal Aviation Act preempt a state law limiting the length of an airport runway, thereby depriving a State from determining the size and nature of a local airport?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a political subdivision of a State have standing to sue its creator State under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution?

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-27
Reply of petitioner William Tong filed.(Distributed)
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2020-02-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-10
Brief of respondents Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority, et al. in opposition filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2020-01-10
Response Requested. (Due February 10, 2020)
2019-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
2019-12-16
Waiver of right of respondent City of New Haven to respond filed.
Main Document
2019-12-16
Waiver of right of respondent Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority to respond filed.
Main Document
2019-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 9, 2020)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-09-27
Application (19A347) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until December 6, 2019.
2019-09-24
Application (19A347) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2019 to December 6, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Main Document

Attorneys

City of New Haven
John Rose — City of Haven - Office of Corporation Counsel, Respondent
Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority
Mark W. Mosier — Covington & Burling, LLP, Respondent
William Tong
Clare Elmendorf Kindall — Office of the Attorney General, Petitioner